Team members
Arvind Subramanian Anandhanarayanan - arvinds2 - ECE 120
Reijhui Jewel Pagala- rpagal2 - ECE 120
Pavitra Shadvani - Pavitra3 - ECE 120
Statement of purpose
To build an automatic window which can provide optimal conditions within a room through logic based operation based on weather and temperature conditions outside and inside.
Background Research
Several dorms such as PAR, Allen, LAR, Taft Van Doren, Lundgren have no AC and most buildings have no way to prevent rain or windy dust or other matter from entering through a window. We seek to solve this problem through our window.
System Overview
The window operates on a motor which is opened if the input is 0, and closed if the input is 1. The input is decided based on 3 sensors, the rain sensor, the wind sensor and the thermometer. The rain sensor and window sensor go through an OR gate, so that if either give an output of 1, the window will close. The thermometer will be connected to a temperature control module (Arduino/raspberry pi), which has a code to control it at relatively 70 degrees F. The temperature control module and the previous OR gate also run through another OR gate, so if either require it to close, then the window will close. This OR gate runs to a module which controls the motor.
Challenges
Creating a viable temperature module.
Window Structure.
Eliminating false positives.
